Vehicle occupant sensing system having sensor assemblies...

Details Vehicle occupant sensing system having sensor assemblies... Vehicle occupant sensing system having sensor assemblies...

2006-02-07

2006-02-07

White, Rodney B. (Department: 3636)

Chairs and seats

Combined

With measuring device

C297S217300, C297S463200, C280S735000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06994397

ABSTRACT:
A vehicle occupant sensing system that includes a sensor assembly. The sensor assembly has a housing that includes a base and an upper slide member. The upper slide member is moveable toward and away from the base. A sensor is operatively fixed relative to at least one of the upper slide member and the base and is operable to detect movement of the upper slide member toward and away from the base. Additionally, the vehicle occupant sensing system includes a variable biasing member adapted to bias the upper slide member away from the base with a force that is non-linearly related to movement of the upper slide member toward and away from the base. The vehicle occupant sensing system of the present invention may be employed in a vehicle seat assembly to detect a condition of the vehicle seat assembly.

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